RedScare Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 While perusing the METRO site, I noticed that the next generation LRTs are to be manufactured by CAF USA, Inc. Naturally, I started searching for this company, since I had assumed that METRO would probably buy from Siemens again. Lo and behold, the CAF USA website does note that they are building trainsets for Houston. The trains will be 5 car articulated units. Most notably, as I had suggested in other threads, the new sets will be 102 feet long, and carry 282 passengers. A 2-train set would be 205 feet, which would fit comfortably inside a downtown Houston block of 250 feet. Max capacity of 564 is a 41% increase over the 400 that Siemens trainsets carry.CAF light rail trainsNaturally, I wanted to know what these trains look like. I started comparing the specs on the Houston trains to some of the other transit systems that CAF is supplying. It appears that the Seville, Spain system is a perfect match. Seville light subwayHere is a link to some pics of the Seville LRT in action.http://rides.webshots.com/album/560353657mIcHEr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 So does this mean it would be more cramped?Also: move to Trains subforum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I'm really excited about the new trains, they look very nice. Glad to hear that they have more capacity than the current trains because the red line will need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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